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Ridding Elves and Half-Elves of Darkvision
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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 7535150" data-attributes="member: 6787503"><p>Without understanding the story you have in mind, I can't really comment on this, but to me damage resistance and draconic language proficiency are more evocative of dragonborn's draconic heritage than darkvision. The default story of the pride and self-sufficiency of dragonborn clans doesn't evoke any particular connection with darkness.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then why elves? Why not take darkvison away from dwarves as well, and any humanoid race intelligent enough to use fire for illumination and warmth? Of the intelligent races, I think only trolls have a good reason to not use fire. Maybe they should be the only ones with darkvision.</p><p></p><p>Also, I think any argument about elves in Middle-earth related to darkvision should take into account the idea that elves are night-adapted.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In AD&D 1E, the period of adjustment for infravision is a minimum of 2 segments (12 seconds), so you could impose something like that if you're interested in tracking whether a character's darkvision is turned on or off. Since the combat round in 5E is only 6 seconds (instead of 1E's 1 minute round), however, I'd be tempted to say that any adjustment period is negligible.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Is it part of your reason for removing darkvision from elves, then, that you feel they're OP?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 7535150, member: 6787503"] Without understanding the story you have in mind, I can't really comment on this, but to me damage resistance and draconic language proficiency are more evocative of dragonborn's draconic heritage than darkvision. The default story of the pride and self-sufficiency of dragonborn clans doesn't evoke any particular connection with darkness. Then why elves? Why not take darkvison away from dwarves as well, and any humanoid race intelligent enough to use fire for illumination and warmth? Of the intelligent races, I think only trolls have a good reason to not use fire. Maybe they should be the only ones with darkvision. Also, I think any argument about elves in Middle-earth related to darkvision should take into account the idea that elves are night-adapted. In AD&D 1E, the period of adjustment for infravision is a minimum of 2 segments (12 seconds), so you could impose something like that if you're interested in tracking whether a character's darkvision is turned on or off. Since the combat round in 5E is only 6 seconds (instead of 1E's 1 minute round), however, I'd be tempted to say that any adjustment period is negligible. Is it part of your reason for removing darkvision from elves, then, that you feel they're OP? [/QUOTE]
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